Join internationally-renowned instructor Alan Tetreault to create impressive stenciled patterns on fondant- or buttercream-covered cakes, cookies and cupcakes. Through four cake projects, you'll learn to stencil vivid designs and enhance them with a variety of beautiful embellishment techniques. Add depth and alluring accents to your patterns with accessible hand-painting techniques. Over-pipe your stenciled designs for greater dimension. Bring fashion-forward flair to your cakes with new lace techniques in Sugar Dress. Personalize your creations with monograms. And bring it all together with sugar flower and paisley focal points. Alan also will teach you amazing techniques for using stencils, Sugar Dress and hand painting on cookies and cupcakes.

Lesson plan

3:39

Lesson 1. Introduction

Meet your instructor, cake artist Alan Tetreault, as he previews the six projects you’ll explore in this class.

33:41

Lesson 2. Over-Piped Princess Cake

Get started stenciling as Alan imparts his techniques for creating hands-free stencils, perfect-consistency icing and evenly applied designs that wrap around the entire cake. Embellish your designs with over-piping and luster dust.

22:15

Lesson 3. Camilla Rose Cake

Learn the art of underpainting to add dimension and depth as you dust the fondant before you stencil onto a square cake. Add a monogram and mask off parts of the stencil you wish to omit from your design.

34:37

Lesson 4. Paisley Celebration Cake

Add drama to your designs as Alan demonstrates how to paint stenciled designs with luster dust, stencil onto a cake board and create a free-standing decoration that echoes the main motif.

35:10

Lesson 5. Sugar Dress Lace Cake

Discover Sugar Dress, which makes pliable, strong lace that can be made months ahead of time to add a modern twist on delicate lacework. Alan offers detailed instruction on how to make it as well as creative ideas for incorporating it in your designs.

14:55

Lesson 6. Stenciling on Buttercream

Not a fan of fondant? No worries! Alan shows you how to stencil on crusting buttercream and even includes the recipe.

34:26

Lesson 7. Cupcakes & Cookies

Scale down your designs as Alan shows you how to use all of the techniques to make stunning and coordinating cupcakes and cookies.

"Alan demonstrates the versatility of using stencils, and enhances the beauty of the stencilling by adding colour and over-piping. I learned a great deal from his expertise, which I will apply to my cake decorating designs. " - Marie Jeannette

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Lesson plan

3:39

Lesson 1. Introduction

Meet your instructor, cake artist Alan Tetreault, as he previews the six projects you’ll explore in this class.

33:41

Lesson 2. Over-Piped Princess Cake

Get started stenciling as Alan imparts his techniques for creating hands-free stencils, perfect-consistency icing and evenly applied designs that wrap around the entire cake. Embellish your designs with over-piping and luster dust.

22:15

Lesson 3. Camilla Rose Cake

Learn the art of underpainting to add dimension and depth as you dust the fondant before you stencil onto a square cake. Add a monogram and mask off parts of the stencil you wish to omit from your design.

34:37

Lesson 4. Paisley Celebration Cake

Add drama to your designs as Alan demonstrates how to paint stenciled designs with luster dust, stencil onto a cake board and create a free-standing decoration that echoes the main motif.

35:10

Lesson 5. Sugar Dress Lace Cake

Discover Sugar Dress, which makes pliable, strong lace that can be made months ahead of time to add a modern twist on delicate lacework. Alan offers detailed instruction on how to make it as well as creative ideas for incorporating it in your designs.

14:55

Lesson 6. Stenciling on Buttercream

Not a fan of fondant? No worries! Alan shows you how to stencil on crusting buttercream and even includes the recipe.

34:26

Lesson 7. Cupcakes & Cookies

Scale down your designs as Alan shows you how to use all of the techniques to make stunning and coordinating cupcakes and cookies.

The instructor

Alan Tetreault, Instructor of The Secrets to Perfect Stenciling

Alan Tetreault was 14 years old when he completed the Wilton Cake Decorating Master Course. Today, he's been teaching cake decorating for over 40 years. As an honors graduate of the prestigious Culinary Institute and the owner and founder of Global Sugar Art, Alan travels the world judging at international and national cake competitions. He's also a member of ICES and the British Sugarcraft Guild. In 2010, Alan was invited to be the international guest artist at the Cake International Show in Birmingham, England, where he demonstrated and taught his unique techniques to more than 15,000 visitors.

Ratings & reviews

Class rating

(56 reviews)

Great class

by jodiebrons on February 22, 2015

Such a great class, detailed and so informative. Alan breaks things down in such an easy to understand manner. A must take class

Such a great class, detailed and so informative. Alan breaks things down in such an easy to understand manner. A must take class

Excellent Class

by errullan on February 5, 2015

Great instruction.

Great instruction.

What A Great Teacher!

by acesolomo4850637 on January 29, 2015

I love this class so far. And he does such a great job at verbalizing what is being taught. He also reiterates things a few times so it really resonates with you. This class is perfect!

I love this class so far. And he does such a great job at verbalizing what is being taught. He also reiterates things a few times so it really resonates with you. This class is perfect!

Learned So Much!

by Master Piece Cakes on January 19, 2015

Really enjoyed this class. Your explanation of the techniques is so precise! I took the class for the cake stenciling but ended up loving the cookie stenciling more especially the dress cookies with the lace. Thank you so much for this class Alan!

Really enjoyed this class. Your explanation of the techniques is so precise! I took the class for the cake stenciling but ended up loving the cookie stenciling more especially the dress cookies with the lace. Thank you so much for this class Alan!

Stenciling

by denise.pa2655877 on January 6, 2015

Wonderful class! Very informative step by step instruction which made it very easy to learn. Highly recommend!

Wonderful class! Very informative step by step instruction which made it very easy to learn. Highly recommend!

Whether you stencil white-on-white or add a color for dramatic flare, this technique will make stunning, dramatic wedding cakes that brides will love. Alan shows you how to make a monogram, too, to personalize the cake for any friend or client!